Memorial Day
May 26, 2019 09:37:27 #
America 1
Loc: South Miami
Memories of D-Day come alive on the beaches where it happened
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/remembering-d-day-on-the-beaches-where-it-happened/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=sunstills_20190526::rid=23324294535
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/remembering-d-day-on-the-beaches-where-it-happened/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=sunstills_20190526::rid=23324294535
May 26, 2019 11:35:59 #
May 26, 2019 11:59:14 #
slatten49 wrote:
BB, you continue exhibiting qualities that identify you as one of the 'Greatest Generation
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BB, you continue exhibiting qualities that identify you as one of the 'Greatest Generation'thank you Slat
I'm just lucky enough to still be here
May 26, 2019 12:00:30 #
May 26, 2019 12:08:13 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
badbobby wrote:
thank you Slat
I'm just lucky enough to still be here
I'm just lucky enough to still be here
My ol' friend, we on OPP are the lucky ones, for having you here with us.
May 26, 2019 12:24:44 #
slatten49 wrote:
My ol' friend, we on OPP are the lucky ones, for having you here with us.
now I'm embarrassed
but thanks my friend
May 26, 2019 12:35:29 #
badbobby wrote:
May God watch over them
whether
Republican or Democrat
whether
Republican or Democrat
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth --- Andrew Jackson
May 26, 2019 12:38:13 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
America 1 wrote:
Memories of D-Day come alive on the beaches where it happened
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/remembering-d-day-on-the-beaches-where-it-happened/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=sunstills_20190526::rid=23324294535
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/remembering-d-day-on-the-beaches-where-it-happened/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=sunstills_20190526::rid=23324294535
My grandfather was with the Canadians who hit the beaches--He saw thousands of men die that day.
May 26, 2019 13:42:36 #
Coos Bay Tom wrote:
He sure does---He lives what I believe and what Am... (show quote)
A righty or a democrat? Be cool coo! God bless America!
May 26, 2019 13:51:00 #
dtucker300
Loc: Vista, CA
A Day to remember all of those who place themselves in "Harms Way" and pay the ultimate sacrifice
What do you have gratitude for?
Patriot Graves
Monday marks Memorial Day, a national observance first known as Decoration Day. The first Memorial Day was observed on May 30, 1868, on the orders of General John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. Flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
Initially meant as a time to remember those who fell during the bloody battles of our brutal Civil War, the holiday's significance has been extended to honor all those who paid the ultimate price for our nation.
As they have done every year since 1948, soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment placed f**gs at more than 280,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They will remain at Arlington National Cemetery throughout the holiday weekend, making sure that the f**gs remain upright.
Of all the dangers facing our country, perhaps the greatest is the one that doesn't make many headlines -- our collective national amnesia.
Our history textbooks are sanitized to be politically correct and give our children little sense of the greatness of the nation they live in. The Founders are seldom mentioned unless it is part of a controversy about s***ery or some other scandal.
I am often struck by how many American kids have nothing good to say about their own country. Their knowledge of the sacrifices made to establish and preserve their freedom is virtually non-existent. They are the recipients of the greatest freedom and opportunity that any society has ever produced, yet they are unaware of the price that was paid for it.
At my father's table, I learned love of country in a way that only a Marine could teach it. Dad taught me that patriotism wasn't a theory -- it was flesh and blood, real sacrifice and pain.
You are your children's most important teacher. They are listening.
Explain to your children the price that was paid to stop the evil of f*****m and the cancer of Soviet c*******m. Tell them why there was a Berlin Wall, what happened at Okinawa, on the beaches of Normandy, at Ground Zero and over the fields of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Take a moment this weekend to teach your children and grandchildren to love the things we love and to honor the things we honor. Finally, let's remind ourselves that liberty is a gift from God and that each generation has paid in flesh and blood to preserve it.
As General George Patton said: "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
What do you have gratitude for?
Patriot Graves
Monday marks Memorial Day, a national observance first known as Decoration Day. The first Memorial Day was observed on May 30, 1868, on the orders of General John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. Flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
Initially meant as a time to remember those who fell during the bloody battles of our brutal Civil War, the holiday's significance has been extended to honor all those who paid the ultimate price for our nation.
As they have done every year since 1948, soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment placed f**gs at more than 280,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They will remain at Arlington National Cemetery throughout the holiday weekend, making sure that the f**gs remain upright.
Of all the dangers facing our country, perhaps the greatest is the one that doesn't make many headlines -- our collective national amnesia.
Our history textbooks are sanitized to be politically correct and give our children little sense of the greatness of the nation they live in. The Founders are seldom mentioned unless it is part of a controversy about s***ery or some other scandal.
I am often struck by how many American kids have nothing good to say about their own country. Their knowledge of the sacrifices made to establish and preserve their freedom is virtually non-existent. They are the recipients of the greatest freedom and opportunity that any society has ever produced, yet they are unaware of the price that was paid for it.
At my father's table, I learned love of country in a way that only a Marine could teach it. Dad taught me that patriotism wasn't a theory -- it was flesh and blood, real sacrifice and pain.
You are your children's most important teacher. They are listening.
Explain to your children the price that was paid to stop the evil of f*****m and the cancer of Soviet c*******m. Tell them why there was a Berlin Wall, what happened at Okinawa, on the beaches of Normandy, at Ground Zero and over the fields of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Take a moment this weekend to teach your children and grandchildren to love the things we love and to honor the things we honor. Finally, let's remind ourselves that liberty is a gift from God and that each generation has paid in flesh and blood to preserve it.
As General George Patton said: "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
May 26, 2019 14:08:48 #
dtucker300 wrote:
A Day to remember all of those who place themselve... (show quote)
great addition to post d
May 27, 2019 07:43:57 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
All should remember: "Memorial Day isn't just about honoring Veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it." --- Pete Hegseth
May 27, 2019 09:56:14 #
slatten49 wrote:
All should remember: "Memorial Day isn't just about honoring Veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it." --- Pete Hegseth
May 27, 2019 10:11:34 #
slatten49 wrote:
My ol' friend, we on OPP are the lucky ones, for having you here with us.
Amen and Amen I will second that.
May 29, 2019 01:39:33 #
badbobby wrote:
May God watch over them
whether
Republican or Democrat
whether
Republican or Democrat
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My heart and soul stay with my husband and will meet him there in heaven.
Happy Memorial Day, and to all those who gave their last full measure of devotion!
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